Disinfector.



T. DR UZBAG H; DISINFECTOB. I APPLICATION I'I LED JULY 16, 1909.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910. f 7 I WITNESSES [MVENTUB ATTORNEY.

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THEODOR DRUZBACH, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF 'IO GEORGEE. FOEBSTER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DISINFECTOR.

I '0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnnonon DRUZRACH, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Hoboken, State of New Jersey, have invented acertain new and useful 1mprovement in Disinfectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has in view'the provision of an improved disinfectingapparatus more especially designed for the effective disinfection ofwater-closets and acting when in operation to speedily remove the odorswhich arise from sewers through the pipes connected with thewater-closets.

To this end one embodiment of the invention generally stated consists ofa casing having a chamber in which is placed disinfecting material whichis automatically fed to a discharge pocket which deposits thedisinfecting material into the bowl of the water-closet.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of thisspecification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1, is a plan of my invention. Fig. 2, is a central verticalsection of the disinfecting apparatus, showing the disinfecting materialbeing fed into the discharge pocket. Fig. 3, is a vertical side view ofa watercloset bowl with part broken away showing the disinfectingapparatus attached to the cover of the water-closet bowl, depositing thedisinfecting material into the bowl.

The invention in its preferred construction comprises a casing of anelongated con figuration, having a chamber 1, formed by the rear wall 2,the front wall 3, the sides 4: and 5, and the ends 6, 6 6 and 7. Anopening 8, formed in the end 7 is adapted for inserting the disinfectingmaterial int-o the chamber 1. A guard 9 is mounted on the end 7 and isinclining downward into the chamber 1 in an angular position toward theinner side of the rear wall 2 and is adapted to prevent the disinfectingmaterial from escaping through the opening 8 when the disinfectingapparatus is in a horizontal position.

A portion of the front wall 3 is depressed at its lower end 10 and formsa funnel shaped configuration with the two converging side pieces 11 and12, which are mounted in the lower part of the chamber 1, saidSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 18, 1909.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910. Serial No. 507,901.

funnel shaped configuration being thus pro vided with an opening 13through which the disinfecting material is discharged into the pocket1%, and the quantity of disinfectant is shown in the pocket 14: by thedotted line 12. The pocket 14 is formed by the depressed end 10 of thefront wall 3, the lower ends of the converging side pieces 11 and 12 andan end piece 15 which is mounted in an angular position in the lower endof the chamber 1, and is adapted, when the disinfecting apparatus is ina horizontal position, to allow the disinfecting material, which iscontained in the pocket 14, to be deposited freely into the water-closetbowl 23, and when the disinfecting apparatus is in a vertical positionto hold the required quantity of the disinfecting material.

The converging side pieces 11 and 12 are so mounted in the chamber 1that pockets 16 and 17 and 18 are formed by the converging side pieces11 and 12, the sides 4: and 5 and the end pieces 6, 6 6 and 15. Thepockets 16, 17 and 18 are adapted to receive disinfecting materialthrough the openings 19 and 20, not shown, but which are formed by thediverging ends 19 and 20 of the side pieces 11 and 12, not coming intocontact with the sides a and 5. The pockets 16, 17 and 18 retain thedisinfecting material thereby providing a means whereby some of thedisinfecting material will always remain in the disinfecting apparatusto disinfect the odors arising from the watercloset when the chamber hasbeen emptied through the discharge pocket 14.

The disinfecting apparatus is attached by means of lugs 21, formed onthe rear wall 2 of the casing, to the inside of the cover 22 in avertical position. When the cover 22 is opened and in a verticalposition the disinfecting material is fed automatically through theopening 13 into the pocket 14:. l/Vhen the cover 22 is closed thedisinfecting material in the pocket 1st is discharged into the bowl. 23.It can readily be seen that only the disinfecting material contained inthe pocket 14 will be discharged into the bowl 23 when the cover 22 isclosed on the seat 24:, and that the pocket let is automatically feedwith the disinfecting material when the cover 22 is raised to a verticalposition. The jar of closing the cover 22 on the seat 24: causes thedisinfecting material remaining in the chamber 1 to move back from theopening 13 on fad the depressed portion 10 of the front wall 3 of thecasing, thereby facilitating the feeding of the disinfecting material tothe pocket 1-.l when the cover 22 is raised to a vertical position.

It will be seen that my improved disinfecting apparatus is adapted forattachment and operation with any form of cover which is hinged to awater-closet bowl or other receptacle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent In a disinfecting apparatus, the combination of acasing having a chamber therein, the lower end of the front wall of saidcasing having a portion thereof depressed, two

tion by means of the two converging side pieces, the depressed portionof the front wall of said casing and an end piece mounted in the lowerend of said chamber and adjacent to the lower ends of said twoconverging sides, said pocket being adapted to receive and dischargedisinfecting material pockets located on each side of said funnel shapedconfiguration adapted to receive and retain disinfecting material, anopening located in the upper end of said casing for supplyingdisinfecting material to said chamber and pockets, and a guard securedto the upper end of said casing adjacent to said opening adapted toprevent the disinfecting material from escaping from the chamber whenthe disinfecting apparatus in a horizontal position. THEODOR DRUZBACH.\Vitnesses linmnnrr PATTERSON, Fnanons PA'rrnnsoN.

